Melbourne Bounce

Melbourne bounce is the Australian offshoot of big-room and electro house that dominated festival EDM in the mid-2010s: tracks built on a swinging, bass-led groove, syncopated horn-like synth leads, and a distinctive bouncy offbeat bassline that gives the style its name. Melbourne producers *Will Sparks*, *Joel Fletcher*, and *Timmy Trumpet* defined the sound in the city's clubs before it conquered global main stages, with trumpet-led tracks such as "Freaks" crossing into pop charts. Stripped, loud, and engineered for peak-time impact, Melbourne bounce marked Australia's decisive contribution to the EDM era.